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Checklist for Tribe Smerinthini Grote & Robinson, 1865
and region Shimba Hills (Kwale County, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
158
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
158
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
139
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
128
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
83
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
83
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
83
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
68
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
56
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bombycoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hawk-moths, Royal Moths, Silkworm, Sphinx
2
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySphingidae
Latreille, 1802
Hawk Moths, Hawk-Moth, Hawk-moths, Hawkmoths, Hornworms
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySmerinthinae
Grote & Robinson, 1865
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeSmerinthini
Grote & Robinson, 1865
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shimba Hills
4 Genera with 4 Species
Andriasa Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Falcatula Carcasson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychoides Carcasson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shimba Hills
4 Species
Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856Contrary Polyptychus
Falcatula falcatus Rothschild &..., 1903Falcate Polyptychus
Polyptychoides grayii Walker, 1856
Polyptychus unilineata Clark, 1935


Links, sources and further information
Smerinthini at itis.gov